Steel span question
Steel span question
(OP)
Hello,
I sold a set of gas storage vessels to a company. They poured two footings 32 feet apart to support it. Then they changed their mind and ordered 22 foot vessels. I want to just bolt down some 32 foot w-beams and set the vessels in the middle. Can someone tell me where to find a table that would size the beams or could someone tell me what size and how many I would need. There are no moving parts. It is just a stationary storage vessel. The beams will be bolted do the footings and to the vessels in two places. The vessels weigh 45,000 pounds full
Thanks,
thetankguy
I sold a set of gas storage vessels to a company. They poured two footings 32 feet apart to support it. Then they changed their mind and ordered 22 foot vessels. I want to just bolt down some 32 foot w-beams and set the vessels in the middle. Can someone tell me where to find a table that would size the beams or could someone tell me what size and how many I would need. There are no moving parts. It is just a stationary storage vessel. The beams will be bolted do the footings and to the vessels in two places. The vessels weigh 45,000 pounds full
Thanks,
thetankguy






RE: Steel span question
Can you provide a sketch of how and where these vessels are mounted on the beams and how the beams are supported from the underside please, only its not quite clear to me from your description.
desertfox
RE: Steel span question
RE: Steel span question
Here are more details. The footings are 1'x6' and there are two at 32' on center. The original vessel was 32 feet long. The new vessels are 21'6" long and have support saddles at the ends. I want to bolt down some 32' beams to the existing footings that I can center the new 21'6" vessels on, so when I'm done, there will be about 5 feet of extra beam sticking out at each end. I need to know what type and how many beams I need to span 32 feet supported only at the ends that can hold 45,000 pounds sitting on top of them in the middle.
I don't have a drawing program, but I hope that explains it better.
Thank you!
thetankguy
RE: Steel span question
RE: Steel span question
RE: Steel span question
Have a look at this link it lists maximum bending moments for different beam sections, whilst this will hopefully get you started and some idea of the sections its probably worth getting the final advice from a structural engineer as others have suggested.
http://csbluebook.steel-sci.org/Support/Entry.htm
desertfox
RE: Steel span question
You have beam stability issues, support design, connections, lateral forces from seismic loads, etc.
RE: Steel span question
RE: Steel span question